Kelani Valley rail to be doubletracked
WEB COMMENTS
DAYAWATHIE - I heard this about 40 years ago. I can only believe when I see it.
CITIZEN - This is a dire necessity for low income commuters to travel...
MARK - More productive light rail shelved for no reasons. This could be another... Never materialise for sure!
SUNIL - We have done very little to our rail and road network after independence.
is a graduate in Chemistry and Biology from the University of Ceylon. His secondary education was at St. Benedict’s College where he excelled in Sports particularly Cricket and Hockey. He is also a Diplomate in Operations Management, and General Management from the National University of Singapore.
He began his career at a leading commercial organisation Sri Lanka and in 2002, rose to the position of Director of Global Sourcing with the same organization’s parent company in the US. He served as a Consultant to the International Trade Centre in Geneva and was responsible for dissemination of information on W.T.O. agreements in Sri Lanka. After his retirement Anton, began his career as a writer and his first book was ‘Timely Messages of Mary’. As a sequel this was followed by a book titled ‘More Timely Messages from Mary’. He also wrote two other books ‘The Eucharistic Miracles Exhibition and the Incorruptible’ of the World. Except for the book on the Eucharistic Miracles the other three are also sold internationally by amazon.com.
He acquired information on Eucharistic Miracles of the World from the United States Association of Adoration based in Chicago and was introduced to Antonia Salzano Acutis, the mother of Blessed Carlo Acutis who held the Vatican Eucharistic Miracles Exhibition in Rome in 2004. This Exhibition was subsequently held throughout the United States and a few other countries. Anton obtained permission to hold this exhibition in Sri Lanka from His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith who formed a committee to conduct the Exhibition under the Chairmanship of Bishop Emmanuel Fernando. The exhibition was unique in that the descriptions were in all three languages - English Sinhalese and Tamil - with colourful illustrations. The translations were expedited by Rev. Fr. Sanath Fernando CSSR. The Exhibition of 140 Eucharistic Miracles in 70A boards was held in Churches in most dioceses. Anton was closely associated with Antonia Sazano Acutis, mother of Blessed Carlo Acutis, and the Website Constructed by Carlo and Antonia carry the descriptions of the illustrated miracles in Sinhalese and Tamil.